Garner Assault Reported

A correction officer at Garner Correctional Institution on Nunnawauk Road reported to state police that a Garner inmate assaulted him this week.

State police said an inmate in a cell threw a food tray, striking the correction officer in the leg with the tray about 1 pm on July 16, representing a case of third-degree assault.

State police did not identify the inmate or the correction officer involved in the incident.

The case is under investigation.